Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14

hunting soft jobs and am inclined
% think that there Is but little room
here for those seeking positions of
that character. But laborers of
every description are in great de-
mand. Placards are posted all over
the city calling for workmen at $l.75 |
per day and giving guaranty OF
board at SO so per week. Carpen
tiers, masous aud skilled artisans of
all kinds cannot be had to meet the
demand at prices ranging from $3.50
TO $500 per day. Walters in hotels
command good prices and now and
then we see a card out that colored
walters particularly are wanted. But
there are but few colored people here
and most of the hotels employ white
girls for walters. White wages are
high. / do not think the cost of living
is higher than in the Fast, provided
a man can own his own home. But
while rents are as high as they are
now the poor man can not save much,
no matter how well paid he may be
for his work. Little cabins made of
rough plank, with only one room,
were pointed out to me on the side
of the bluff which are rented for SIS
per month, enough TO pay for their
construction in three months time.
Rooms with q bed and one chair are
rented at So to So. Good houses such
as rent for SIS to SIS in Hopklnsville
are scarce al $50 per month. Rents
of all kinds are correspondingly high.
Offices with one room in high build
ings cost $50 per month and it takes
a good sized fortune to rent q first
floor business house fora year. These
points are intended to give those who
have the immigration fever a fair idea
of the advantages and disadvantages
of Kansas City. My advice to labor
ers and mechanics who are out of
work would be to come here aud
work awhile and try it for themselves.
They can find work by the time they
get off the train at good wages and
from the amount of work going on l
think they could be assured of steady
employment until they had been here
long enough to tell for themselves
whether Kansas City would suit
them for a permanent residence. The
climate here is said to be about like
that of Kentucky aud the people look
very much like Kentuckians, with
the exception that pretty women are
noticeably absent. / haven't seen a
beautiful woman in Kansas City.
Some of the prettiest ones l have seen
are among the walters in the hotels.
Few of the elegantly dressed ladies
ON the streets are pretty and many OF
them are decidedly homely. 1t may
be that l have not happened to see
the beauties of the place, but as they
will all probably be out during the
Presidents visit may be more for
tunate and fluid cause TO change my
opinion in this regard. By-the-way
l will have an excellent opportunity
to see the city at its best. The. houses
are being decorated to-day in honor
of the Presidents visit and by Thurs
day the city will be one gorgeous dis
play of flags, bunting, pictures and
such things. The municipal au-
thorities are preparing to make the
occasion momentous one and the
program concludes with a grand ball
to which twenty-thousand invita-
tions have been issued.
shall stay here until the 18th and
then leave for Denver. In my next
1 will have something to say about
Denver and the country through
which 1 must pass to reach that city.
G.. NJ. NJ.